Can anyone tell me what may have happened to my car? I was driving down the road on my way to work this morning when I started to hear a squeaking noise. I have no idea what it was, I turned off the radio to listen but then I didn't hear it anymore. I though maybe it was the breaks, so I kept driving. I then noticed a faint smell of smoke, like exhaust or something, but I didn't see any smoke on my car, so I though it was maybe the car next to me putting off the smell. Then, my car started sputtering, like it does when it runs out of gas maybe and when I tried to press the gas to go, it would not accelerate. The gas just didn't work, and also it was smoking badly under the hood. I then pulled into a store parking lot and the steering wheel was extremely hard to turn. When I stopped and got out, it was smoking really really badly under the hood and I noticed a trail of fluid from the street to where I parked and there was a huge puddle under my car. Also the oil light came on as I was pulling in the parking lot. When I opened the hood, there was fluid everywhere, I'm not sure if it was oil or not. I have only had it for 3 months but I bought it from a used car dealership and there is no warranty. I was just wondering if anyone might know what happened to it? Thanks for all your help.
By the way, it is a 2004 Dodge Intrepid and it has 101,000 miles.
My dad was with me when I bought, he pretty much picked out the car and told me where to sign and he paid the down payment and everything. This is my first car. He took it to a mechanic who said there was an oil leak and then he fixed it while my dad watched him. They also put new tires on the car.
Okay, also the check engine light came on the day after I bought it and everyone told me not to worry about it, but I took it to advanced auto parts and they put the thingie on and told me it was the oxygen sensor and the knock sensor making the light come on. My dad told me not to worry about it and the light has been on ever since then.
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